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Grand Avenue & Washington Avenue, Queens

10 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1925, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1922–1925

    Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue

    1922; 1925

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1922–1925

    Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue

    1922; 1925

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1922–1925

    Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue

    1922; 1923; 1925

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - Goldsmith Street, 1922–1925

    Queens: Grand Avenue - Goldsmith Street

    1922; 1925

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1922–1925

    Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue

    1922; 1923; 1925

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - Goldsmith Street, 1922–1925

    Queens: Grand Avenue - Goldsmith Street

    1922; 1925

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1922–1925

    Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue

    1922; 1923; 1925

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1922–1925

    Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue

    1922; 1925

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - Simonson Street, 1925

    Queens: Grand Avenue - Simonson Street

    1925

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - Simonson Street, 1925

    Queens: Grand Avenue - Simonson Street

    1925

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Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1922–1925

Photo 5 of 10 at Grand Avenue & Washington Avenue, Queens

Queens: Grand Avenue - Washington Avenue

1922; 1923; 1925

Grand Avenue, south side, opposite Simonson Street, showing three views of an old colonial structure. This structure was owned by Jonathan Fish who was born in 1728 and died in 1779. Peter Gorshine, a New York City merchant was the owner in 1852. Other owners were Mrs. Fowler, 1873; and Dr. Eichacker from 1922 to 1925. 1922 View 2: January 1923 View 3: June 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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